The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-17


would be good radiance.
THE recent meeting of the river improvement
convention at Peoria recalls a Renaissance of
a canal convention held in Chicago twenty.four
years ago. The idea of cutting down the lime
stone ridge, separating the level of Lake Michi-
gan from the level of the Illinois river had been
conceived. tent with a capacity for 10, 900
people was put up the lake front, and for two
days the convention was in session Resolutions
on the subject had been formulated. and tho
question was about to be put by the presiding
officer, when Milwaukee man arose, and in
stentorian voice said:
cit may be thought that spirit of rivalry and
jealousy the part of Milwaukee will induce
It's delegates to vote against the resolutions; but
l believe l represent the city from which /
come, when saw that unanimously in
favor of their adoption. / favor these resou-
tions and the canal as a war measure and shall
vote for them. General Grant has been vainly
fighting before Vicksbure for months. Build
this canal and turn the Chicago river into the
Illinois, the Illinois into the Mississippi, and let
it flow past Vicksburg. and you will stink every
rebel out of its works of defense in less than
week."
PERHAPS no balloonist created more
genuine sensation than did Nine. Carotta, SO
called. who made an ascent from Atlanta, Ga,
a few days ago. The sensation was in her
descent which occurred from a great height in
the midst of a cotton-fed where a mum Der of COL
ored people Of both sexes were engaged in picking
cotton TO make the surprise moro complete
Nine Carlotta was attired in a sort of circus rig
with imitation wings. AS she approached the
earth the excitement among the colored people
was intense and she could hardly get their
sistance in landing. They thought her angel;
a mistake which wiser people have made about
women before with perhaps less justification
They finally became calm enough to hold an i'm
promp.u religious meeting, and after much pray
ing they ventured to come enough the bal
loon to render some assistance. They were very
happy when they discovered the woman was not
an angel The discovery generally has an op-
posite effect.
New ENGLAND came up smiling this past
week with two sensations which are interesting.
One of them, the discovery of the murderers of
Treasurer Barron, of the Dexter Me-, Savings
Bank, which occurred about nine years ago. was
an especially gratifying thing his friends. for
the charge was made that he had committed spi-
eide to defalcatons. and suit
brought against his estate to recover the sup
posed stolen amount. His widow and family
were ostracised and have suffered ali these years
in silence; but now the mystery is solved and
the men who did the deed are in custody. AS an
Offset to the piece of good news. came the intel
liegnce that another pushing able, popular etc.
etc. cashier, Richland s. Hicks. of the Stafford,
Conn. National Bank has gone wrong to the
tune of nearly 100000. and his family and
friends plunged into the deepest sorrow and
CONSERVATION. $50 says the world away" and
New England is keeping up with the procession.
THE tendency of the newspapers to run word
phrase TO death is growing fault. To the eye
of the habitual reader of the newspapers there
are some words that are becoming painful
Such are doodle" and ''ga n.y." which figure in
all accounts OF municipal affairs; and now
along phrase that is being greatly overworked.
viz: ''Ths first lady of the land" In every ac-
count of the reception of the President and his
wife this meaningless term is tackled on to Mrs
Cleveland. In America there is FIRST lady"
and 1t is Gods blessing for which we cannot be
too thankful Mrs. Cleveland ia lady, of
course. but no better than thousands of others,
and it is as ridiculous speak of her tho
first lady" as it would be to call her ''Her
Highness," here in America. The whole thing
is getting tiresome.